Definition of Time out of mind

1. Noun. The distant past beyond memory.

Exact synonyms: Time Immemorial
Generic synonyms: Past, Past Times, Yesteryear

Definition of Time out of mind

1. Noun. (idiomatic) The distant past beyond anyone's memory. ¹

2. Noun. (idiomatic) A lengthy duration of time, longer than is readily remembered. ¹

3. Adverb. (idiomatic dated) For a lengthy period of time; on numerous occasions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Time Out Of Mind

time marker
time note
time notes
time of arrival
time of asking
time of day
time of departure
time of flight
time of life
time of origin
time of pitch
time of year
time off
time out
time out of mind (current term)
time outs
time perception
time period
time plan
time preference
time preferences
time reversal
time reversals
time scale
time scales
time sense
time series
time served
time sharing

Literary usage of Time out of mind

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn, Robert Philip Tyrwhitt (1824)
"The king and his ancestors since time out of mind have used} The clergy in this parliament inveighing vehemently against this answer, and that it tended to ..."

2. A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued and Determined in by Elisha Hammond, Charles Petersdorff (1830)
"... incorporated into the common law, or received time out of mind, &.c. and then it becomes part of the canon law, and consequently binding on the subject. ..."

3. A Collection of Acts and Records of Parliament: With Reports of Cases by Sir Henry Gwillim, Charles Ellis (1825)
"... that the bishop for himself, and his tenants, have time out of mind, Sfc. And as to lands belonging to a monastery, [ 623 ] they must set forth how the ..."

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